Listener comments!

I'm so pleased to be in the Castle tonight. For added torment, I will be working on an online traffic violator school course while listening to MCoQ. It's a comedy traffic school and so far, not a single joke has been funny.

Les Revenants. Dug it. That show is very un-American (in a good way) with its subtle creep factor. But I'll like it even better if season 2 goes somewhere and it all turns out to make sense. Unlikely, perhaps.

I figured out why last week's playlist comments were so very active. Everyone is in a much better mood when they don't have to go to work the next day, and / or have a few days off to look forward to. So, the answer to universal happiness and increased socialization of the human race is simple—get rid of work!

I work from home, freelance as well. I just remember when I had to "report" to an office every day how much I wanted to put a bullet in my head. It was like 8th grade all over again, except I got paid. Last week was so exuberant, everyone was so chatty. Just making an observation I believe to be accurate. I get shit done at 1 a.m., too, and I love sleeping in. Day jobs kill the spirit.

Day jobs do kill the spirit. I just started a typical job in October. I was freelancing full time for 5 years prior. I do like being able to interact with people in person with this new job, but some days the human interaction is a curse.

The whole "shit rolls downhill" thing, from owner / managers to middle managers to support staff (aka me) was too much. Just give me a desk and work to do and leave me the fuck alone; I'll get it done! And done right. It's all the BULLSHIT POLITICS of a "real job" that make it intolerable. My Satanic Pride could not bear it!

Well, I was contract for 10+ years, then scored a decent gig for 3 years, then decided to go contract again because I had a decent choice for once. And I am happy I made the leap, but sometimes the social aspect is what I miss. Thankfully I still keep in touch with the good folks from full-time gigs.

I usually play even more black metal than I did tonight. A great many bands have also played live on this show, too many to mention here. De Hel - In De Hel was on my year's end favorites list, if that's you. Others have played Aghast, too. This show is often thought of as a "black metal" show, though tonight I only did one full set.